Mary Peters: Board Member
Mary joined the Arizona Department of Transportation in 1985 and served as its director from 1998 to 2001. In 2001, Mary was appointed by President George H. Bush to work as the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration. In 2006, Mary became the second woman and first Arizonan to hold the position of United States Secretary of Transportation. She served as the United States Secretary of Transportation under President George W. Bush from 2006-2009. She received her bachelor’s degree in management from the University of Phoenix and attended an executive education program at the University of Bridgeport.
Glenn Kline: Board Member
Glenn has 20 years of experience in technology commericalization, private-equity investment and venture-fund management. He began his career as an associate and later Vice President of Ventana Growth Funds where he developed and managed the North America Environmental Fund. Currently Glenn is a General Partner at Battelle Ventures/Innovation Valley Partners. Prior to joining Battelle, he was managing partner at Academy Funds. He currently serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ampulse Corporation and Director of Planar Energy Devices, Inc.
Kef Kasdin: Board Member
Kef Kasdin is a General Partner at Battelle Ventures and Innovation Valley Partners, with a focus on investments in communications and emerging energy technologies. She currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Aldis, Inc., Planar Energy Devices, Inc., and Rajant Corp.
Kef has been involved in developing and executing strategy for high-technology companies for more than 20 years. She received a B.S.E degree in Operations Research from Princeton University in 1985, and an MBA from the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, in 1989.
Bill Malkes: Board Member
Bill began his career as a CPA for KPMG Peat Marwick in Detroit, Michigan, where he gained experience working with venture-backed enterprises. As EVP and CFO of Health Care Solutions, Bill oversaw more than 13 acquisitions and subsequent integrations of other companies while raising more than $100 million in financing. Bill was COO/CFO of ASIC International prior to its acquisition by Flextronics and a principal in Healthspex. Most recently, Bill was responsible for Emerging Market Development for Sirit Corp (TSX:SI). Bill holds a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Detroit-Mercy.
James “Vig” Sherrill: Board Member
Vig is a serial entrepreneur who has led a number of successful technology companies. Most recently, Vig served as President of Flextronics Semiconductor, a subsidiary of the $16 billion, publicly traded Flextronics (NASDAQ:FLEX). Prior to Flextronics, Vig co-founded and served as CEO of ASIC International, an ASIC design company based in Oak Ridge, TN which was acquired by Flextronics. Vig has also been a principal in Trade Winds, a near field communications company which was acquired by Sirit (TSX: SI). Vig earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Rutgers University, with a focus on digital signal processing.
Grady Vanderhoofven: Board Member
Grady is the Executive Vice President of Eclipse Management, LLC, which is the General Partner of Meritus Ventures and holds a similar position with Southern Appalachian Management Company, LLC. Grady is currently a board member for Protein Discovery, Smart Furniture, and Tricycle, and he was recently appointed to the Tennessee Capital Formation Board (TCFB). He is a board observer for SemiSouth Laboratories and Zipit Wireless, Inc. Grady received his B.S. and M.S. in mechanical engineering from Yale University and has completed an executive education program at Harvard Business School.